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Resurrection Plant

A resurrection plant is a plant that can survive extreme dehydration of its vegetative tissues and resume normal metabolic activity upon rehydration. These plants exhibit desiccation tolerance and are often described as poikilohydric, allowing them to lose more than 90% of their cellular water while remaining viable for extended periods, sometimes months or years.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Selaginella lepidophylla
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Selaginellales
Habit: herb